Research Brief: The Landscape of Large-Scale Giving by African Philanthropists
Jan Schwier, Craig Wallington, Maddie Holland, Wendy Magoronga 06/15/2020 Summary While charitable giving has a long history in Africa, the last 30 years have seen the emergence of more formal philanthropy on the continent. To learn more, The Bridgespan Group’s Africa Initiative conducted interviews with experts and analyzed 63 major gifts of $1 million or more made […]
The Development Dimension
Private Philanthropy for Development A series of OECD books analyzing the development aspects of policies in other domains, such as economic, financial, environmental, agricultural or trade policies. By systematically taking the development dimension of member country policies into account, OECD analysis and dialogue can help change behaviour in support of development in an ever more […]
Overlooked No More: Donors invest in African change makers to maximize impact
Research shows that only a small fraction of international funding for humanitarian and development initiatives in Africa goes to locally-led organizations. The vast majority of funds still goes to their foreign-led counterparts—organizations with easier access to capital, social networks, and the donor-speak that funders prefer. Not only is this unjust; it is also ineffective. Local actors use resources […]